She even goes on to say the Nazi translation did not erase "the basic meaning and history" of swastika.
Is this really so?
This thread EXPOSES closely guarded academic secrets about this topic
A pernicious attempt to connect Hinduism with Nazism.
Audrey (@audreyTruschke) claims Indic philosophy inspired Nazism & Nazism inspired Hindu revivalism.
She comes from a long line of protestant Indologists making such connections
But is it really so?
[Myth breaking THREAD]
She even goes on to say the Nazi translation did not erase "the basic meaning and history" of swastika.
Is this really so?
This thread EXPOSES closely guarded academic secrets about this topic
This claim is FALSE.
Germans did not use "Hakenkreuz" for Swastika. They used it for Christian hooked cross.
Hakenkreuz is literal German translation of "hooked cross"
What were they so enamored by this symbol? Did they see the symbol as mere translation of Indic symbol Swastika?
Did they see the Hakenkreuz as an ancient Indian symbol? Did they borrow this Indian symbol?
I begin by considering the views of Erich Koch. Koch was a top officer of Nazi Germany. He organised Nazi concentration camps. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after the war.
He was a president of German protestant Church Synod. He was a scholar of Bible and would recite the entire New Testament orally.
As such, his views about Hakenkreuz are very revealing
Christ has now come in the form of Hitler. He has come to exterminate the Marxists and the irreligious. He now comes not with a cross but with the hooked cross (Haken Kreuz)"
- Erich Koch.
Yet, even in his post war testimony, he insisted that he was doing nothing but the work of Christ!
Even Joseph Goebbels, one of Hitler's closest acolytes, held similar eschatological Christian views about "hooked cross".
He saw Nazism as an apocalyptic movement that personifies Christ's mission of destroying Anti-Christian Jewish and Marxist forces.
"The war we are now waging today is a struggle between Jesus Christ and Marx"
He famously declared -"Our religion is Christ, our politics is motherland".
Explaining the meaning of Nazi Hakenkreuz, he also alluded to Hitler as a personification of Christ.
Now, the day of judgement has arrived. The cross is hooked (referring to Hakenkreuz) because Christ has come with wrath. Redeem yourself"
- Hans Schemm
When Nazi party was founded, Hitler announced 25-point Program.
Point 24 says Nazi Party advocates "positive Christianity".
It "combats Jewish spirit within & around us"
https://t.co/sGPDvuE4LC
Nazi Hakenkreuz had a Christian eschatological concept of second coming of the Christ with the hooked cross.
Why then has the Nazi hooked cross been dissociated from its Christian background?
There is absolutely NO EVIDENCE that Nazis borrowed this symbol from India.
In fact, hooked cross has always been one of Church motifs.
There is Hooked Cross motif in Vatican
Christian apologists spilled a lot of ink to
1) Dissociate Nazism from Christianity.
2) Dissociate Hooked Cross with Christian cross
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"Women are lustful, wasteful, vile, degraded woe bringers"- Buddha
“The learning found among women forms the conclusion of dharma... one should learn the remaining Dharmas from women and people of all classes"-- Apastamba Dharmasutra 2.29.11 (Hindu)
A Buddhist monk falls in love with a woman.
Buddha asks him-"Brother, why are you in love with a woman.
Women are lustful, wasteful, vile, degraded woe bringers".
And then he tells the story about how wicked a woman can be.
Asatamanta jataka:
https://t.co/37Rf9C9p49
"Women are treacherous ingrates" -Buddha.
Takka Jataka
https://t.co/pSG4G2qy7Y
"Wrathful are women, slanderers, ingrates,
The sowers of dissension and fell strife!
Then, Brother, tread the path of holiness,
And Bliss therein thou shalt not fail to find"- Buddha
Source: Takka Jataka
https://t.co/pSG4G2qy7Y
Those who are doubting the English translation by Sanskrit professor Cowell (published by Cambridge university press) should look up the Hindi translation published by Hindi Sahitya Sammelan
"स्त्रियां अकृतज्ञ होती है"-गौतम बुद्ध
“The learning found among women forms the conclusion of dharma... one should learn the remaining Dharmas from women and people of all classes"-- Apastamba Dharmasutra 2.29.11 (Hindu)
Buddha declared that women could attain nirvana. While the Hindu thinkers denied the right to education to women of all castes and classes, the Buddhist sangha gave them the freedom to read and write. #Buddhism #WomenInBuddhism #Brahmanism#Ambedkar https://t.co/s4NPNOUHBK
— Feminism in India (@FeminismInIndia) April 22, 2021
A Buddhist monk falls in love with a woman.
Buddha asks him-"Brother, why are you in love with a woman.
Women are lustful, wasteful, vile, degraded woe bringers".
And then he tells the story about how wicked a woman can be.
Asatamanta jataka:
https://t.co/37Rf9C9p49
"Women are treacherous ingrates" -Buddha.
Takka Jataka
https://t.co/pSG4G2qy7Y
"Wrathful are women, slanderers, ingrates,
The sowers of dissension and fell strife!
Then, Brother, tread the path of holiness,
And Bliss therein thou shalt not fail to find"- Buddha
Source: Takka Jataka
https://t.co/pSG4G2qy7Y
Those who are doubting the English translation by Sanskrit professor Cowell (published by Cambridge university press) should look up the Hindi translation published by Hindi Sahitya Sammelan
"स्त्रियां अकृतज्ञ होती है"-गौतम बुद्ध
The official name of this mosque is "Atala Devi Masjid".
It still stands on the pillars of the Hindu temple that originally stood at this site.
The temple was destroyed and its material was used in the construction of the Mosque. Egyptian?
"The original name of Jaunpur was Yavanapura".
"Even in the 19th century, no Hindu called it by the name 'Jaunpur'".
"The local Sharqi Sultans were great destroyers, and every mosque in Jaunpur was built on an existing Hindu temple"
- Archaeological survey of India report
"There is a Sanskrit inscription dating back to 8th century in the Southern Gate of the Jaunpur's Jami mosque".
"There is at present not ANY trace of old temples standing, for the Muhammadan conquerors did their work of destruction with unusual completeness"
- ASI report
"After destroying Karar Bir temple, Firoz Shah saw Atala Devi temple.
He ordered the temple to be destroyed immediately.
But Hindus violently attacked the workmen & pelted the emperor with stones.
Hindus were initially victorious"
- Tarikh I Jaunpur, translated by Pogson
"But fresh Muslim troops arrived from Jaunpur Capital Zafarabad.
An order for slaughter was issued.
Thousands of Hindu infidels became food to the d0gs of death. The river Gomati ran red with Hindu blo0d. Yet, Hindus did not refrain from fighting" -
Tarikh I Jaunpur
It still stands on the pillars of the Hindu temple that originally stood at this site.
The temple was destroyed and its material was used in the construction of the Mosque. Egyptian?
Jama Masjid of Jaunpur is regarded as an eye-catching, creative and artistic attraction. It is adorned with Egyptian style engravings. The curves and arches are also skillfully decorated with lotus, sunflower and rose motifs.#Jaunpur #UPNahiDekhaTohIndiaNahiDekha #UmmazingUP pic.twitter.com/Pdq8kv9wa0
— UP Tourism (@uptourismgov) October 23, 2020
"The original name of Jaunpur was Yavanapura".
"Even in the 19th century, no Hindu called it by the name 'Jaunpur'".
"The local Sharqi Sultans were great destroyers, and every mosque in Jaunpur was built on an existing Hindu temple"
- Archaeological survey of India report
"There is a Sanskrit inscription dating back to 8th century in the Southern Gate of the Jaunpur's Jami mosque".
"There is at present not ANY trace of old temples standing, for the Muhammadan conquerors did their work of destruction with unusual completeness"
- ASI report
"After destroying Karar Bir temple, Firoz Shah saw Atala Devi temple.
He ordered the temple to be destroyed immediately.
But Hindus violently attacked the workmen & pelted the emperor with stones.
Hindus were initially victorious"
- Tarikh I Jaunpur, translated by Pogson
"But fresh Muslim troops arrived from Jaunpur Capital Zafarabad.
An order for slaughter was issued.
Thousands of Hindu infidels became food to the d0gs of death. The river Gomati ran red with Hindu blo0d. Yet, Hindus did not refrain from fighting" -
Tarikh I Jaunpur
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9 evening habits that make all the difference:
1. Write down tomorrow's 3:3:3 plan
• 3 hours on your most important project
• 3 shorter tasks
• 3 maintenance activities
Defining a "productive day" is crucial.
Or else you'll never be at peace (even with excellent output).
Learn more
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2. End the workday with a shutdown ritual
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Separating your life and work is key.
3. Journal 1 beautiful life moment
Delicious tacos, presentation you crushed, a moment of inner peace. Write it down.
Gratitude programs a mindset of abundance.
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Get exercise clothes ready for tomorrow. Upon waking up, jump rope for 2 mins. It will activate your mind + body.
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